Doctors, Dissection and Resurrection Men
Excavations in the 19th-century Burial Ground of the London Hospital, 2006
Museum of London Archaeology Service (Publisher)
Published on 1. November 2012
Book
Hardback
250 pages
978-1-907586-13-2 (ISBN)
Description
In 2006, archaeological excavations in the grounds of the Royal London Hospital uncovered the remains of a burial ground used primarily for deceased but unclaimed patients. The buried population included at least 259 people who died between c 1825 and 1841. These were mostly adult and male, and many, prior to the Anatomy Act of 1832, had been dissected or subjected to autopsy; this took place alongside the vivisection of animals, including exotic species. A wealth of primary documentation is combined with the archaeological evidence to reveal the day-to-day life of the hospital and the complex relationship between medical innovation and criminal activity in the early 19th century.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Museum of London Archaeology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
fully illustrated in colour
ISBN-13
978-1-907586-13-2 (9781907586132)
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